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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Cummins Ltd, Huddersfield, GB;
Inventor:
John Bywater, Huddersfield, GB;
Assignee:
Cummins Ltd., Huddersfield, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/10 (2006.01); H02K 7/08 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); F16C 33/66 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); H02K 9/19 (2006.01); F16C 19/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/10 (2013.01); F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F16C 33/6677 (2013.01); H02K 7/086 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); F16C 19/187 (2013.01); F16C 33/6685 (2013.01); F16C 2300/20 (2013.01); F16C 2360/00 (2013.01); H02K 9/19 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbine generator comprises an elongate member, a support structure, a turbine wheel and an electrical generator. The support structure comprises a shaft and support the elongate member for rotation about a rotation axis. The turbine wheel is attached to the elongate member. The electrical generator comprises a rotor and a stator, the rotor being attached to the elongate member and the stator being arranged around the elongate member. The elongate member is provided with a bore and the shaft extends through an end of the elongate member into the bore so as to support it for rotation about the rotation axis.